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Fix ‘Saved/Secured’ Wifi connection issues on Android

The other day, my dad came to me with his Samsung Galaxy S3 phone with an issue that it’s not connecting to the wifi connection at home. The modem had been changed recently but I kept the same SSID and password as the previous one. Funnily, it just didn’t connect. Only his phone had the problem. All the other devices and phones in the house were connecting to the internet, and sharing files with no issues.

The password had been entered correctly, and the connection got ‘SAVED & SECURED’ with full range showing. But it doesn’t just get on it with. On clicking Connect, a faint millisecond of ‘Connecting’ shows up and goes away, and the list refreshes itself.

So I took to figuring out a few steps (tried and tested each before getting one to work) which I have listed below. As this issue can be a common one with people on Android phones in general, one of these steps will help for sure.

STEP ONE – Setting a Static IP

Go to Settings

Tap on Wifi – Make sure this is ON

Tap and hold on the SSID that you are having the issue with

Tap on Modify network settings

Tap on Advanced settings (also available if you tap on ‘forget’ the network and on re-connection)

Here, change DHCP to STATIC

Enter the IP address that is free on the network (192.168.1.15 or something – in the case that the modem is on the 192.168.1.1 range)

Enter DNS as 192.168.1.1 – or as per the range of the server/modem

DNS2 can be given 8.8.8.8

Put in the password

Done!

This would get you connected in most cases. If not, keep reading.

STEP TWO – Enable Airplane Mode

Enable Airplane Mode

Switch on Wifi – connect to the network

Disable Airplane Mode

STEP THREE – Connecting via WPS

This step is a fair and easy way to get connected to the modem. Make sure your modem has the WPS or Wifi Protected Setup button for getting this to work.

Go to Settings on your phone

Tap on Wifi

Tap on the bottom left of the phone for Options. This can differ between brands. Some have the three vertical dots for options, others like Moto would have the options on the right, while other phones would have the options pop up after tapping on a front panel button.

Tap on WPS Push.

The next screen will wait for you to click on the WPS button on the modem. Once the phone figures that you have triggered from the modem side (you have to click on the WPS button on the modem), the connection gets set and you are done.

Are you still reading through? Guess your issue hasn’t resolved as of yet. I hope the next one will provide the fix

STEP FOUR – HIDING THE SSID

Tap on forget network before starting this step

Get over to the modem’s admin page (eg; 192.168.1.1) from your internet browser

One thing I understood from the issue, especially after trying a number of steps above, is that some old modem settings gets stored in a ‘cache’ memory of the phone, and the new settings fail to override it. Usually this is easily fixable when on a desktop on command level. But on a phone, things can seem easy, but tricky to get done with.

If you still haven’t got it resolved, do drop me a message in the comments section below and I will get back to you. On the other hand, if it DID end up working for you, give a positive, a thumbs-up or something, I’m sure it would help the others.

i followed the described steps..and it helped me…@ mansou what problem are you facing?

Mar 2, 201711:46 pm

#5 Steve M :

I tried as much of this as I could and no help. I cannot mess with the router since it is at my office that I have the issue. My IT guys are swamped so cannot help. My phone, for years, connected fine to this same wifi network, nothing changed at the office and I suddenly got this save,secured issue. Phone still connects fine at home. Not sure what to do.

Mar 16, 201710:19 am

#6 sergio :

hello,i tried every step…still doesn’t connect..but to my surprise it had started working for a day..what should i do? ..plz help

Apr 17, 20175:36 pm

#7 ishang :

Still cant connect to my Wifi. I have tried all the suggestions still the same problem saved/secured

May 9, 20171:16 am

#8 Jim J :

Tried all items listed, still get the saved/secure issue also. I’m taking the damn phone to Verizon tomorrow. This is ridiculous.

May 9, 20172:56 am

#9 Jim J :

I was able to find the fix… it was a white labelled mac address I had listed on the router for TV streaming… removed it, problem solved!

May 23, 20179:56 pm

#10 gani :

None of the fixes mentioned above helped 🙁
Any other solutions?

Jun 13, 201710:44 am

#11 Michael :

Tried all the steps for my tablet, but it didnt work. It will connect no longer than a few seconds and then say saved, secured and disconnect. Thanks for the post though!

Jul 6, 20177:39 pm

#12 Akhshayaa :

Hey,

I tried few of these on my phone.
but since i use a wifi app on the pc, the router and interent SSID methods you described.
I had this issue few times before but somehow solved it (i dont remember).
could help with the app type solutions.

I use My Wifi Router 3.0

Thanks

Oct 9, 20176:46 pm

#13 Broke Mc.Joe :

I tried all of the steps above, none of them work.

Dec 7, 20175:21 pm

#14 Aravind Kumar Anchalia :

Thanks .. the 3rd solution worked for me .. 🙂

Jan 4, 201812:08 pm

#15 Xhaddy bhutt :

Not working. Im tired now.
Fuck this

Jan 24, 201812:47 pm

#16 asif :

I tried as much of this as I could and no help. I cannot mess with the router since it is at my office that I have the issue.
My phone, for years, connected fine to this same wifi network, nothing changed at the office and I suddenly got this save,secured issue. Phone still connects fine with other wifi network Not sure what to do.

Aug 20, 201812:48 pm

#17 Dinesh :

Hi, I have tried 4 options but no use. Surprisingly I am facing the same issue for my Windows 10 and my Samsung S5 from past few days. Please advise. Thanks in advance.